![]() "The telescope's instruments were designed in a time when we weren't doing these kinds of observations, so we'd really be pushing the limits of what can be done," Clampin told Business Insider. Mark Clampin, an exoplanet scientist at NASA and a project scientist for JWST, said the idea is "exciting," but emphasized the fact that NASA needs to get the tennis court-size telescope off the ground first. ![]() ![]() The planet might be cozy like Earth, or a blazing hellhole like Venus (which has an atmosphere that's 90 times thicker) - and no one would be the wiser. "It's statistically unlikely, but possible."Īnd even if the method does work, Turner noted it couldn't tell you much about the atmosphere. If that's the case - and we can only see its north or south pole - JWST wouldn't get clear day- and night-side views, or the evidence required to prove an atmosphere exists. "This assumes we're not looking down on the planet," Turner said.
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